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High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/38113/2022allowed

Suresh Narang v. State Of Haryana

2023-01-05Mr. Justice Jasgurpreet Singh Puri13 pages



   



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It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody from 04.06.2021, which is more than 11⁄2 years and the petitioner has clean antecedents and is not involved in any other case. He submitted that it is a case where the petitioner has been falsely implicated by the police by planting a case upon the petitioner. While referring to the allegations against the petitioner, he submitted that it was alleged that the petitioner alongwith the other co-accused namely Vijay Kapoor were apprehended while they were in a car which was being driven by the aforesaid co-accused and the petitioner was

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1) The conduct of the police officials who themselves set the criminal law into motion by registering a false FIR failed to depose before the learned trial Court despite being served and repeated bailable warrants and warrants of arrest being issued against them especially the investigating officer. 2) The acute adverse circumstances of the family of the petitioner by which the lives of 8 family members of the petitioner is being severely jeopardized by the incarceration of the petitioner.

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